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Thousands more jobs for nursing co-ordinators and supervisors are forecast to open up in the coming seven years than there will be people to fill them, a situation rife with opportunity for qualified foreign nationals to gain their permanent residence here through occupation-targeted Express Entry system draws.
“For nursing co-ordinators and supervisors, over the period 2022 – 2031, new job openings arising from expansion demand and replacement demand are expected to total 23,100, while 21,800 new job seekers (rising from school leavers, immigration and mobility are expected to be available to fill them,” reports the Job Bank job-hunting and career-planning website.
“The labour shortage conditions seen in recent years is expected to persist into the 2022 – 2031 period.”
Driving the need for nursing co-ordinators and supervisors during those coming years is the aging of the Baby Boomers.
“As the Canadian population ages, the demand for health services and consequently the need for healthcare professionals is projected to increase,” notes the Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS).
“In addition, the commitment made by some provinces to reduce wait times in emergency rooms, for treatments, and for surgery is expected to contribute to the increase of labour demand for workers in this occupation.”
With Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) changing Canada’s Express Entry system to allow it to target 82 jobs in healthcare, technology, trades, transport and agriculture this summer – including nursing co-ordinators and supervisors – it opened the door to a new pathway to immigration for them.
The flagship Express Entry selection system had previously only conducted draws based on immigration programs, not by targeting specific occupations.
Ottawa made the changes to help resolve serious labour shortages in Canada.
“Everywhere I go, I’ve heard loud and clear from employers across the country who are experiencing chronic labour shortages,” said then-Immigration Minister Sean Fraser.
“These changes to the Express Entry system will ensure that they have the skilled workers they need to grow and succeed. We can also grow our economy and help businesses with labour shortages while also increasing the number of French-proficient candidates to help ensure the vitality of French-speaking communities.”
Across Canada, the Indeed.ca job-hunting website listed 378 jobs for nursing co-ordinators and supervisors in mid-October.
Job Bank gives its highest rating of very good to the job prospects for nursing co-ordinators and supervisors across the entire country with the exception of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island over the next three years. In those two Atlantic Canadian provinces, Job Bank ranks these workers’ job prospects as good.
The website pegs the median hourly wage for nursing co-ordinators and supervisors in Canada, categorized under the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 system with the code 31300, at $43.06 but that varies from a low of $25 right up to $54.
Based on a standard, 37.5-hour work week, that means these workers can expect to earn up to $105,300 per year.
Candidates hoping to immigrate through Express Entry occupation-targeted draws need at least six months of continuous work experience in Canada or abroad within the past three years in one of these occupations to be eligible, experience that can have been gained while working in Canada as a temporary foreign workers with a work permits or as an international student with a student visa.
Provinces Have Already Been Holding Occupation-Specific Draws For Years
Canada first signalled its intention to start occupation-specific draws through Express Entry in June last year, when changes were made to the Immigration, Refugee and Protection Act to allow invitations based on occupations and other attributes, such as language ability.
The majority of Canada’s provinces have been issuing occupation-specific invitations for several years.
Under the changes to the act, the immigration minister is required to consult provinces and territories, members of industry, unions, employers, workers, worker advocacy groups, settlement provider organizations, and immigration researchers and practitioners, before announcing new categories.
IRCC must also report to parliament each year on the categories that were chosen and the reason for the choices.
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) says the number of occupations facing shortages doubled between 2019 and 2021. From 2018 to 2022, federal high-skilled admissions accounted for between 34 and 40 per cent of overall French-speaking admissions outside Quebec, which manages its own immigration intake.
